Simon van der Meer

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A portrait of Simon van der Meer

Portrait of Simon van der Meer taken in February 1990.

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Simon van der Meer in front of the antiproton accumulator.

Simon van der Meer in front of the antiproton accumulator.

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Three men celebrating

A toast from Carlo Rubbia (right) to the discovery of the W and Z particles, for which he and Simon van der Meer (middle) were awarded the physics prize.

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Two men looking at each other

Simon van der Meer (left) and Carlo Rubbia (right) at a CERN reception.

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A man in front of a whiteboard

Simon van der Meer at CERN, 1962.

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